The Veteran withdrew his appeals concerning the claims of arthritis, strength issues, and other conditions. The claim for hypertension was previously denied but new evidence has been submitted to reopen it.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal on several issues, leaving only the reopening of a previous claim for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right knee, arthritis of the left knee, arthritis of the right hip, arthritis of the left hip, arthritis of the right ankle, arthritis of the left ankle, arthritis of the right foot, arthritis of the left foot, limited right hand strength, left thumb condition, plantar warts, condition of the right upper jaw, diarrhea, chronic constipation, muscle pain, joint pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1004149
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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